Donald Trump Uses Kate Steinle Verdict To Push For Border Wall

President Donald Trump seized on the verdict of the Kate Steinle case to push for his long-awaited Mexican border wall on Friday.

Here's Why You Don't Need To Worry About The Christmas Tree Shortage

For the past few years, news outlets have covered Christmas tree shortages and this year is no exception.

Guy paints his own arrows on the road, in hopes of speeding up his commute

A Chinese commuter, fed up with a typically congested intersection on his way home, decided to hit on the brilliant idea of changing the arrow markings on the road himself. Police released surveillance footage of the 28-year-old man, named Cai, painting over a left-turning arrow with a can of white spray paint. SEE ALSO: Watch a biker stop traffic to save a teeny kitten He painted an arrow going straight instead, although it's clear that there is a left pocket for turning left just a few metres ahead. Local papers [PDF in Chinese] reported that the man from Jiangsu, China, told the police that he was irritated that his daily bus ride was always stuck going straight at that intersection, while he noticed the left-turning lane was typically empty. "What a brave, dumb guy," said one commenter on Weibo. Maybe he should've done this at night, suggested another. Authorities returned the road to its original state within the day, and fined Cai 1,000 yuan ($151) for his inconsiderate act that could have resulted in an accident at the junction. WATCH: This hyperloop-inspired highway hopes to end traffic

Ex-Stanford swimmer appeals sexual assault conviction

A former Stanford University swimmer found guilty of sexual assault in California has appealed his conviction after serving a sentence that many condemned as an example of how the justice system fails to take such crimes seriously enough. Brock Turner, then 19, was arrested in 2015 after two of his fellow students at the Northern California university saw him outside of a fraternity house on top of an unconscious woman. After serving three months of a six-month sentence, Turner was released early for good behavior.

Trump lights the National Christmas Tree

inging in the holidays for the first time from Washington, President Donald Trump lit the National Christmas Tree Thursday evening, wishing the country "a Merry Christmas" — as he vowed to do during his campaign.

Mike Flynn Wasn't Robert Mueller's 'Big Fish.' Why The Trump Team Should Be Worried.

WASHINGTON ― Former national security adviser Michael Flynn, the man President Donald Trump trusted with the nation’s closest-held secrets, is now a felon, admitting in federal court Friday that he lied to FBI agents just days after his former boss was sworn in as president.

Yemen rebel alliance unravels as strongman turns to Saudis

The rebel alliance controlling Yemen's capital appeared to crumble Saturday as a strongman opposed to the internationally recognised government reached out to a Saudi-led coalition fighting the insurgents. The rift within rebel ranks erupted into violence in Sanaa this week, raising fears of a new front in a three-year war that has claimed thousands of lives and triggered a humanitarian catastrophe. Ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who joined forces with the Iran-backed Huthi rebels to seize the capital in 2014, said he was ready to talk to the Saudi-led coalition if it lifts a crippling blockade on Yemen.